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What a wild win the Nationals got themselves last night in walk-off fashion to snap a six-game losing streak. You could tell during the on-field celebration the boys needed that one.
And now they have a chance to win a series here this afternoon against the Athletics, which would be another feel-good moment that is desperately needed around these parts.
The Nats turn to Mitchell Parker for this matinee series finale. The left-hander is 7-11 with a 5.35 ERA and 1.470 WHIP over his 22 starts. He really needs a strong bounceback performance after giving up eight runs on 12 hits over four innings in a loss to the Brewers his last time out.
The offense will have to deal with Jacob Lopez to start. The left-hander is 4-6 with a 3.99 ERA and 1.343 WHIP over his 17 games (13 starts) this season. But that ERA is inflated with four tough relief appearances. Over his 13 starts, Lopez is 4-5 with a 3.82 ERA and 1.304 WHIP. And he’s pitched a combined 9 ⅓ shutout innings over his last two starts.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS vs. ATHLETICS
Where: Nationals Park
Gametime: 12:05 p.m. EDT
TV: MASN, MLB Network (out-of-market only), MLB.tv
Radio: 106.7 The Fan, DC 87.7 (Spanish), MLB.com
Weather: Partly cloudy, 78 degrees, wind 9 mph in from right field
ATHLETICS
DH Shea Langeliers
1B Nick Kurtz
RF Brent Rooker
C Willie Maclver
LF Tyler Soderstrom
SS Darell Hernaiz
CF Colby Thomas
2B Luis Urías
3B Max Schuemann
LHP Jacob Lopez
NATIONALS
SS CJ Abrams
DH James Wood
3B Paul DeJong
2B Luis García Jr.
C Riley Adams
1B Nathaniel Lowe
LF Daylen Lile
CF Jacob Young
RF Robert Hassell III
LHP Mitchell Parker
